Often times over the course of a basketball, baseball, and hockey season, we hear the term “load management” mentioned. This can be an important concept to keep in mind for looking at early betting lines. Sometimes these decisions to rest certain players happen mere hours before a game starts.
Load management is where a player, typically if this is mentioned it is a star player, rests a game as a “healthy scratch” to gain additional time off with the intent to be more rested for later in the season. Certain players move lines more than others. LeBron or Kawhi might move a game line or total several points by themselves.
College football has a 12 game season, more with postseason play. The NFL has 16. With so few games, each game is important to a team for making the playoffs and even seeding. In basketball (particularly the NBA), hockey, and baseball, load management is more common.
If you are thinking of placing action on a basketball, hockey, or baseball regular season game, give consideration to waiting until right before the game starts and check the injury reports. Also, check the number of games the star players of the team you are betting FOR has played in a row. If LeBron, Kawhi, Ovechkin, or Trout has played several games in a row, they may be listed as a healthy scratch for load management. Keep the same in mind when you are betting a total. A healthy scratch for EITHER team will have an impact.
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